Piston sealing assembly



N. S. REYNOLDS PISTON SEALING ASSEMBLY sept, 30, 1952 Filed March l2, 1949 S S rm /m am, Mm Lm MA e ,N07 /a/ Ill lll/lll;

Patented Sept. 30, 1952 2,612,419 ,PIsfroN SEALING ,ASSEMBLY Noel S.'Reynolds, Louis, Mo. vv i-lplli'cation March 12, L1949,'.Serial No. 811,165.)I "i n .This invention relates t combinations and moreparticularly t0` an vim?r proved sealing means therefor.- v v i i 'One of the objects -of the invention is to produce an improved sealing means of the dia-7 phragm type for a piston andits cylinder.

Another object is Ato so associate a flexible sealing diaphragm of yieldabley material with al piston and cylinder that when :fluid pressure is effective to moveA the pistonthediaphragm material will be under a compressing pressure andV maintained againstthe piston head.

--A further object is to so associate a flexible` sealing diaphragm with a piston and cylinder4 that the diaphragm will have a cup-shaped form j and surround and receive theentire headkportion of the piston, thereby permittingthe :portionpof the diaphragm coveringjthe face of the'piston tovmove with the piston and back in Ibetween the diaphragm walls by the diaphragm material rolling-back" on itself when fluid pressure is fective to move the piston.

y.Referring to the drawings in detail and rst to l "Eigures l, 2 and .firthe'reris discloseda piston seal-ing assembly which is primarily designedfor operation of hydraulic'brakes,but.it is to be understood that thefshowing is by way ofexample ,I only since th'e-structura involved couldbe readily employed in a fluidrnotor designedfor operating other appaartus besides *hydraulic-brakes As shown, thereflis providedl a cup-shaped cylinder member IQ havinga cylindrical wall IIe/and an v end wall I2.` YMountedfonmovement,within the cylinder is apiston I 34 ofuriiformv diameter having affilat piston fla ,ce.l4 ,z the diameter of which.is t the sameas ther-piston.` The rear portionof the` piston yhas a recess I5 into whichjis receivedthe spherical end-olfi a ypiston-rond e I 6, and by means of ""which a brake ,shoe Knot-shown) or ef-Q o ""shaped sealingzdiap'hragm I'l. The sealing dia-V Yet a further object .is to provideimproved,l

means for securing a'piston sealing diaphragm.

to a, cylinder.A

Still a furtherobiect is tomso associate and con-l nect a cupfrshapedV sealing diaphragmfor apis.-y ton with acylinderjstructure that vthe piston,v when acted on by fluidfpressure, can move freely will be present, c

and'no pinchin'gfj ofgthe diaphragm material .Qther objects of the invention will Abecomevapil parent from the following description taken ,inA

connection lwith the accompanying drawing, in which:

ton andcylinderf'combination having embodied therein a. sealing` diaphragm. in accordance l withA my invention ;v

Figure Zvis a crossr sectional view taken onjlirlefA Figure 3 is a sectional,view similarto 1, i I" but showingI the condition of the diaphragm wheny the piston is` being moved under the action of.

fluid pressure;` l

piston and cylinder ,combination showinga l different manner of securing 'the diaphragml'to the cylinder;and I Figure 5' is a longitudinal sectionalview showother manner of securing the sealing vdiiaipliragm to the cylinder` and providingdguide means for piston movement. l o A l diaphragm ,insures ai-positivesealing between the 4 Flgure 1 1s a longitudinalsectlon view ofbaI pis.

Figure 4 is longitudinalsectional view. of ya, l

y ing .the piston l member can be actuated.

Thelpiston I3 vis ,of smaller diameter than the diameter of the Vcylindrical,waltlj.il to thus prov ide a spacezfor receiving-thellwalls of a cupphragm is madeof a lsuitable iiexiblematerial suchfasy rubber, synthetic rubber or ,theE like and such may or may ,not` bel reinforcedwith fabric,-

mashed` r'nate'rialv orthermatrial. l.'Ihisvsealing the end wallI'Z of thel`cup-shaped member I0 and` fthe. diaphragm covers 'the head portion of the piston, there will be establishedv archamber': I8k which v receives the -"iiuidfunder" .pressure for i actuating,thepistom 'Ijhisichamber I8 isconn ected toa suitable 'sourceoi'fpressure such asa maserylmderfr .o in order thatthenchiamber may bebled to elimij nate any-air .orf gas which-Arnay, be therein, there is provided a suitable bleed vvvalve 20 of' wellknown constriictiont i Theichamber ',I8 al so..hasposi tiene@ therein` a' con )sprmgr "2| e which is' "itrf posed between ,thezv wall of. the diaphragm clover-fV eendihefwall-l2 of the C1111# l, Shaped, Cylindrmember l0: ,S0 asie, apply` anon` 1 .Stam force Onthe;diaphragmandmaintainthe.; diaphragm against-ih@ piston-1 @wat all' 'times and; also maintain` the-,piston andg-its piston krod i means'vof I a: conduit I 9," and.

, in-abuttingzrelation. s

; piston is arranged whesilded arid'bri ,lmarily.- supported bya guidernember or r ing'22 which has a lcylindrical.port-ion 23, .the' internal .o .o .tithe 'lli-SSC'JXI.Y willhave a sliding.iittherein.y 'In ddition'tothe cyimdricarpnrupnfz; of the guia nhgiheinig `has an annular outwardly extendingange zuby.

diameter of which `iivillfbe suchf Some ,other y drawn"frorniflat'material'bysuitable"diesy AlsoJ v; as shown, the dia'p'hragrnf.willbeforcedonto-the` piston head as fluid'under pressureis-causedfftof-` befeffectiveineuamb'er serrure wurlcausethe `i piston to move rearwardlyand therebyactuatej afbralreV shoeorot'lierf gdevic'e thej 'pistonimoveslrearwardlythe bottom w 3 means of which the guide member is secured to the cylinder member Il)l and further will provide part of the means for clamping the diaphragm to the cylinder wall Il of the member lil. The rear .end of the cylinder wall Il of the cup- 5 shaped member is formed with a stepped portion 25 whereby a flrst shoulder 26, a cylindrical portion 2-1 and asecondshoulder28 is provided.` The cup-shaped diaphragm I1 is-formed'v aty thel open end thereof with an outwardly extending ange 29 which is arranged to be received in the;y stepped portion at the end of the cylinder Wall ll 'to abut against the first shoulder -2-6:j This" annular ange 29 of the diaphragm is arranged to be clamped tightly against the shoulder byA means of a rigid packing ring 30-5wliichlis lo'cledl` 1 by the flange 24 on the piston guide member 22, the locking being brought about by the securing of the flange 24 to theouter portion of the stepped'part of thecup-shaped member l0; j The securing; as'- shownY in Figura-1, is accomplished` by'turningl tlie-l outer peripheral: portion formingvv theisecondl shoulder 28lover the flange 245 and thusclamping said flange'tightly against the second:- shoulder 28 InV order'toI produce a sat isfactory holding or clampingaction on the flange 29 of the-diaphragm; the'- packing ringfll' has anv annular flange-3lV on its inner periphery. thus making' the ring L-shapedin' cross section. The inner' diameter-of this flange is: substantiallyy the same asthe-"outer diameter of'thepiston and: wlfien-v the packing-*ring isl in operative position, l the 'flangew-illlextend in aYdirectiontowards tl'ie` di`aph'ragm. T-hus, when ther packing ring?- is pressed'' tightly againstthe4 angje 29 off theY diaphrag'mtlie flange 37| of"tl1`e=ring will biteinto thermaterial of the flanged-tE its juncturewith the'` diaphragm wall` andl the4 result will" bcthat flange 2`9wil1 becomean@ annular knob -whichf wil'lfres'ist any disconnection ofthe diaph'rag-'Iif'll 40 from' the cylinder wall Il.v '1"hefl'ange*3+'on'the'l packingr l ring hasV afurtherv functionL in that itf will-provide`la rigid" ring having a fatv surface at: right" ang-les to/th'e pistorrwall'and an'edg'eclosely' l adi'acentto the'pistonwallto' thereby prevent 45 diaphra'gmmaterialfrom beirigpinched? `by" the* piston-'Vais' it isiactuatedf TheconstructionL shown in Figures '1fto i 3A permits the cup-shaped cylinder memberto *bef` the guide ring* orfvmember' 22- can be" drawn i 5 'I l'fel assembling ofthevarious parts is easily accomplished"v` and when5 the guide'memberv is clamped to thecup'-shap'ed cylinderim'emberthe diaphragm willbefpr'operly connected' andi sealed i 5 5 l tof'thecyIinderWall.- Tlle'finishing' ofthe inner-- 1 v cylindricalfl surface-fv ofY the' 'piston guide'member f i 221w'ill be performediait'erlassembly-'by'boring or" l 'reaming-andthen honjng Thus; a good'accu# rate'cylindrical surface willv` be' -providedffor' the*4 60 shaped" cylinder can beecorrec'ted Inoperation'; withfthel'luidmotor assembled'uk y side Walls.

.' fluid motor assembly.

with the bottom Will be peeled off from the cylinder wall ll and thereby rolled back on itself, as shown in Figure 13. Fluid pressure will tend to force the Wall of the diaphragm axially in a rearward direction, but pinching by the piston will be prevented by the packing ring 30 and its flange.l As the piston continues to be actuatedby fluidpressure, the rolling action of the diaphragmv wall will continue until the diaphragm assumes a turned inside out condition. When fluid pressure is relieved, the piston will be returned to its normal inoperative position andthediaphragm will be as shown in Figure 1.

y i `'lhereturnof the piston can be accomplished by l5 the sidewalls of the diaphragm will be slightly stretched. In instances where the fluid motor is lemployedto operate a brake shoe, the inoperative-position of the piston will change, due to brake shoe adjustment to take care of liningV`- wear. Ify adjustment resultsv in the inoperative position of the piston being at or near the position illustrated in'Fig'ure 3,thenthe diaphragm` lWill have a normal inoperative `position as shown in Figure 3L thatv is', the walls will be partially rolled back. The spring 2l will act to maintainf thelv bottom" wallof -the f diaphragm against the piston' face and thisV spring! action will bei assisted' by slight pressure ofv fluid in chamber Iwhich will be present 'in hydraulic' brakefsystems in their inoperative condition, as is well known.- Y

Tliediaphra'gm sealing" structure for the pis-` ton, asf described,` insures. that the pistoni.V and'.A cylinder will be'positivelysealed.r Noair can beA pul-led'iny around the diaphragm, as is possible when packingv cups areA employed. The 'diaphraginl," as constructed and'asse'mbled, permits' long piston travel without any'st're'tching of? the diaphragm material. This will 'insure longer life. The diaphragm material will be'und'er cornpres`-V sion during movement of-thepiston. Thedia- 'phragnn If'desired, thep'iston head can be luf ybricated so that friction willbe minimized'fas'the l to the "diaphragmrv:

piston 'head' slides' relativel In Figure 4 there is sl'io'vtfn aslig'htlymodied lIn place of the formed"A pistorrrguidering' 22"'there1ispprovided a ring 22 Which-cangbe' cast; The,cup-shaped.A cylinder member Hl" isv shaped sothatv its' cylinderwa'll Il' has only the rst shoulder 2B against which thediaphragm flange Mis-clamped'. Extendingv rearwardly from the cylinder wall Il" isan en# p largedfcylindrlcal Vportinni 32V which' is" tobe shrunk 'onto' or -othervvisej's'ecuredg as by" welding, totlie--outersurfaceof the piston guide ring 221. n

VVThe diaphragm flange 29 kwill then be clamped'- against'A the shoulder `Zljnbyfthepacking ring 30 and" locked' there' by".A the connection` between" the? guidering'22-and the enlarged cylindrical por-1 l tion 32. v

f 'guide'can'benishedt'afterrassembly.' All theY The inner cylindrical surface` of tlie otherrpart's'of thev motorl are th'esame as previ= ouslyf describedin l'iguresY 1j to-3 and are-india caltedhby like numerals'. A

The? operation off the iluidf motorof` Figurer 4* Vvis-tlies'ame'a'sthat shown-in Figuresl tol-3. The

Figure 4 construction does,` however', permita" f cast piston guide Amember to be used where such is 'found-desirable." g v Inligure' a double piston fluid motorl isfshown and illustrates how my yinvention canfbeembodied. in suchL a .-motor. This motorfalso. shows: a cast cylinder instead of a formed cylinder. and the manner inw'hich the piston guide member` of L-shaped cross section, said'ring being lockedV in clamping position by the Aconnection Vbetween the piston fguide member and the cylinder :33. A spring '4211s interposed between vthe piston heads inv the'fluid .pressure vreceiving chamber 43. 'fFluid under' pressure is admitted to the chamber by asuitable conduit Vconnected to an inlet 44.". An outlet 45` is*l also "providedwith, which ifsassociated ableeder valve.

In this double `piston..motor-...shown in Figure 5, thegdiaphragms function toprovide a positive seal between the cylinder and the pistons. AAs iiuid pressure visA caused to be effective in chamber 43, both pistons will be simultaneously moved outwardly away from each other. The bottoms of the diaphragms will follow the pistons and the roll back action of the side walls will take place in a manner already described in connection with the fluid motor of Figures 1 to 3. A spring (not shown) will retract lthe pistons when the fiuid pressure is released.

I have illustrated several fluid motors in which my invention is embodied. These motors show different manners of constructing cylinders, piston guides, attaching said parts and further clamping my improved diaphragm to the cylinders. Therefore, being aware of the possibility of modification in fluid motor construction to embody my invention therein Without departing from the fundamental principles'thereof, it is not intended that'l the scope of the invention be limited in any manner except as set forth by the appended claims.

What is claimed is: r

l. In apparatus of the class described, a fluid .pressure receiving cylinder, a piston having a shaped diaphragm when acted upon'by fluidy pressure in the cylinder to cause movement of the piston toward the open end of the diaphragm causing the bottom wall of ythe diaphragm to move with the piston as a unit and the wall of the diaphragm to be turned back on itself-by a rolling action.

2. In apparatus of the class described, a fluid pressure receiving cylinder, 'a piston v'having a' headv portion of uniform diameter and with its.

diametersmaller than the cylinder to thereby provide a space between the cylinder and the. wall of the-piston head, a cup--shaped diaphragm covering the piston head and having a side wall of flexible material ,positioned in and lling thejA space between the cylinder wall and the pistonv head wall when they piston is in inoperative position, means for securing the `wallof the cupshaped ,diaphragm adjacent its-open end to. ;the n cylinderwall in fluid tight relation, said cup-- shaped diaphragm when acted upon by fluid pressure in the cylinderjto, cause movement o f thepiSOIl toward the openend ofthe diaphragm causing the bottom wall `ofthe diaphragm to" y move with the piston as a unit and the wall of the diaphragm Ato be turned back onitself by a rollingl action, and spring-,means `acting on the bottom wall of `the cup-shaped diaphragmin the direction of .the-pistonface.- e Y 3. In apparatus of the class -described,a piston having ahead portion of uniform diameter, a sealing means therefor comprising a cup-shaped diaphragm member of e'xible vmaterial.sur-

rounding the entire. head portionof the piston including its sidewall,` a cylinder for receiving ilui'dvunder. pressure, saidcylinder being of such adiameterl greater than the pistonfhead portion and Athe wall of. the cup-shaped diaphragm being of such" thickness that the. space between tlel` v cylinder and ypiston vhead portion willvbe filled by diaphragm material from the forwardmost point of the piston face rearwardly when the piston is in inoperative position, and means for securing the rear end of the cup-shaped member to the cylinder.

4. In apparatus of the class described, a piston having a head portion of uniform diameter, a sealing means therefor comprising a cup-shaped diaphragm member of flexible material surrounding the entire head portion of the piston including its side wall,a cylinder for receiving fluid under pressure, said cylinder being of such a diameter greater than the piston head portion and the wall of the cup-shaped diaphragm being of such thickness that the space between the cylinder and piston head portion will be filled by diaphragm material from the forwardmost point of the' piston face rearwardly when the piston is in inoperative position, and means for securing the rear end of the cup-shaped member to the cylinder including a member having a cylindrical portion providing guide means for the piston.

5. In apparatus of the class described, a cylinder unit, a piston mounted therein and a cupshaped sealing diaphragm of flexible material covering the head portion of the piston, said cylinderunit being constructed with a first cylinder portion having such a diameter greater thany the diameter of .the head portion of the piston that the wall of the cup-shaped diaphragm can be received in the space between said cylinder portion and the side wall of the head portion of the piston,"said wall of the cup-shaped diaphragm filling said space when the piston vis in inoperative position and as the piston is operated a rolling y action of the wall will take place, and a second cylinder portion having a diameter so relatedto the piston diameter rearward of the head portion that the piston has a close Asliding fit therein, and means for securing the rear end of the cupshaped diaphragm between the twoIcylinder portions and comprising a separate ring having an axially extending flange, an outwardly extending marmara? fiangeon the'.- end of the waill offdiaphragm; anda. aishoulder on therst cylinder: portion against which: the ring-*can clamp the diaphragm;flange;V

said? flangev of;` the ring.: extending? oeneatlfrv thel diaphragm an'ge' and. being' of' .a diametentc; closelys t thet piston to prevent"pinching of. the diaphragm. material-rand; also'A act' a's a'. xedl guide for. the piston; f

closelyf receivethef side-wa1l of the cup-therebe-- tween when {tliepistonfis ini inoperative position,

said cup havingf'its wallsfmade ofiexibl'e'rhiaterial so that the'uid pressure Vwill -urgea-the'; end Wall ofthe cup against'theend of tl'ie'fpiston4 and as the piston is moved Vfrom 'rst' to second` posif tion-by fluid pressure; theiiexible-side wall ofthe cup will flex and turn'back upon itself.

7'. In combination; a cylinder having anY openv end of which extends outwardly inA a steppedmanner, a piston lWithinthe cylindena-cup-j shaped' "diaphragmL of exible material having af fiajn'ged end and beingfslda-bly fittedL over the end of* the' pistonl adjacentthe closed end' of thek cyl'-` indei, said;V diapl'nagml havingA the flange abutting the fstepped*` endaofy the cvlinder', Kth'wallj-cff, saidv diaphragm forwardly of the stepped enda of; the;y

cylinder;lling"v the spacezrbetween-y the;pistonfwall and;fcylinder; when thefpiston; is: inoperative: and' saiciwallzhavingfa .rolling.action asinthe; piston,

is'y operated", Y a separate' ring-member abutting; theJ other. side: of.. the flange;I of saidadiaphragm; and:

closelyfengagingtheapiston:toiprevenirfpinching of the. diaphragm, and a'. cylindricalwmem'ber." abutting@ said ring;L membenf and? secured; Nte the; end' of!the?cylinder;V saidgvcylindricai member and?, said-ring. alsozacting:asikediguides:forthezpiston:

duringm'ovementthereof;`

NOEL Si REYNOEDS.

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